Corsair Voyager GT 16Gb and Voyager 4Gb USB Stick Review

The Voyager GT is the high speed cousin of the well known Corsair Voyager USB stick. In this review we compare its performance to several other USB drives as well as the original Voyager.

Conclusive Thoughts

Conclusive Thoughts

The Voyager USB drive series has been around for quite some time now, first introduced in 2005 and it hasn’t changed much in the looks department since then.

The performance and size have increased however, we tested the entry level of the Voyager which is only 4Gb, if you want more storage space in the same package you can go up to 32Gb. In our tests the Voyager showed excellent read speeds, placing first in the comparative result. Write speeds were average at best though.

If you want faster write speeds the Voyager GT will surely deliver. This new product in the Voyager product series comes in red and sports dual channel controller for extra speed. Offered in one size only (for now) of 16Gb you can quickly fill it up at 21~22Mb/s which is almost twice as fast as the single-channel competition.

Depending on your needs and the size of your wallet, each drive has its benefits, looking at the prices you can make out what’s the best choice for you:

The 8Gb Voyager version marks the best price/size in this list of products until the price of the 16Gb comes down of course. The GT is remarkably not as expensive as first assumed, comparing prices with the vanilla Voyager the extra write speed boost is worth it if you often fill/empty that 16Gb storage space.

Corsair Voyager 4Gb+ Very durable design+ Very high read speeds (best in class!)+ Competitively priced- Write speed is only average- USB cap can get lost if careless

Corsair Voyager GT 16Gb+ Very durable design+ Very high read and write speeds!+ Acceptable price compared to none-GT model- USB cap can get lost if careless- Lateral bending can cause issues